tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127368.post4751171224158029138..comments2023-10-20T08:07:38.870-04:00Comments on Them Bonez: This Is For YouBonezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07528193979330191817noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127368.post-81243406203038140112008-02-23T03:40:00.000-05:002008-02-23T03:40:00.000-05:00Marloes, the answers to your 2 questions are in hi...Marloes, the answers to your 2 questions are in his video. If you really want to have a better understanding of people in this situation then you will have to watch the video. Asking 'where on earth' does not qualify one for discussion.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828328193073504150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127368.post-34429747260838654602008-01-26T06:23:00.000-05:002008-01-26T06:23:00.000-05:00Wow. I can't go view the video. I'm a chicken. But...Wow. I can't go view the video. I'm a chicken. But the word testimony comes to mind. His own. I imagine this will foster much debate...interesting questions arise. Who can we blame is the first one, usually. But life is too complex to select one guilty party. The Internet and YouTube has revolutionized self expression. And it's quite democratic, in that you have to shuffle through tons of crap to find the gems. But, if this was the 1800's, he could have left behind eight months, or years, of hand-written diaries, culminating in an oh-so-poignant suicide note. Good comes out of bad. Perhaps parents will do a double-take and look at their teenagers differently. Stop being self-obsessed and become other-focused...asking themselves, who might be in need today.<BR/><BR/>Not sure of anything. But there it is...to be experienced, influenced, discussed.Lisa Wineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924029943550959553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127368.post-139630401213347202008-01-22T17:35:00.000-05:002008-01-22T17:35:00.000-05:00I have viewed much of the same material, I'm sure....I have viewed much of the same material, I'm sure. This one kind of sticks with me just because of the sheer amount of video he left. Like I said, it just feels kind of intimate. He's really letting you into his mind before he sets his mind free.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269241275799628971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127368.post-39728051107875761072008-01-22T15:31:00.000-05:002008-01-22T15:31:00.000-05:00i've seen suicides before, and decapitations and e...i've seen suicides before, and decapitations and executions on tape...this was something bizarre. quite tragic, really...as is pretty much every suicide brought on by depression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127368.post-77062664517398694642008-01-18T15:29:00.000-05:002008-01-18T15:29:00.000-05:00It's pretty intense, that's for sure. At the same...It's pretty intense, that's for sure. At the same time I find it fascinating.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269241275799628971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127368.post-67509939975716098202008-01-18T12:35:00.000-05:002008-01-18T12:35:00.000-05:00hard core stuff, the video.hard core stuff, the video.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127368.post-59864691265308091562008-01-16T16:23:00.000-05:002008-01-16T16:23:00.000-05:00Perfectly valid questions. If he filmed himself o...Perfectly valid questions. If he filmed himself over the course of 8 months, how was no one able to figure out what was going on?Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269241275799628971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127368.post-16854629585176070422008-01-16T15:45:00.000-05:002008-01-16T15:45:00.000-05:00This one really grabbed me by my throat. How very ...This one really grabbed me by my throat. How very very sad. I thank you for not showing the film. I have no desire to see a young man bow himself into kingdom come. My questions is (as I have asked myself many times before after incidents like this) where on earth did he get the gun?and where on earth were the parents?Marloeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933822887144586953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127368.post-52221973972530279712008-01-16T14:50:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:50:00.000-05:00Agreed. But I think at least part of the blame ca...Agreed. But I think at least part of the blame can be placed on the fact that the media tends to make superstars out of those who commit atrocities. Mailing a bomb, attacking students at a school/university, going on a rampage in a mall, all of these activities will buy you your 15 minutes of fame. The allure of infamy can certainly be seen as a contributing factor to incidents such as this. Of course, the majority of the problem will always lie with the afflicted person and those around them who should have the courage to say something when they can see the decline. <BR/><BR/>They can never round up those with depression or other mental illnesses. Mental illness afflicts a higher percentage of people than physical illness. There just happens to be an unnecessary and unfair stigma attached to it.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269241275799628971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127368.post-82522373656897170402008-01-16T14:21:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:21:00.000-05:00Ow. Beautiful post, sad story. Depression is such ...Ow. Beautiful post, sad story. Depression is such a killer. Posting this is a great public service. The more people can see the behavior of the afflicted, the more people can be identified and helped. Sadly, with depressed people now trending toward harming others (V Tech), I worry that the authorities will start rounding up depressed people. This would be a mistake. We don't round up well.CW FISHERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924279010896933895noreply@blogger.com